Composer, trombonist, and euphonium player Rafi Malkiel, has delighted audiences around the world, performing with artists such as Willie Colon, Arturo O'Farrill, Ray Anderson, Jason Lindner's Big Band and Reggie Workman. In 2003 he formed The RafiMalkiel Ensemble, a group of virtuosi and versatile musicians living in New York City. The group plays original compositions and unique arrangements by Malkiel, fusing jazz and Latin-American standards with Afro-Caribbean rhythms. The music iscomposed, as well as improvised. Malkiel has recently released his critically acclaimed debut CD, "My Island."